Shoe-sewing machine



No. 623,098. Patented Apr. Il, |899. F. A. MILLS.

SHOE SEWING MACHINE. (App-licaton tiled Sept. 9,1896. Renewed Feb. 8,1899.) (No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet I.

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No. 623,098. V Patented Apr. Il, |899.

F. A. MILLS.

SHOE SEWING MACHINE. (A'ppliction filed. Sept. 9, 1896. Renewed Feb.8,1899.) (No Model.)

No. 623,098. Patented Apr. II,- I899.

F. A. MILLS.

SHOE SEWING MACHINE. (Applcaton filed Sept. 9, 1 8'96. Rnawed Feb. B,1899.)

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SHOE SEWING MACHINE. (Application filed Sept. 9, 1896. Renewed Feb. 8,1899.)

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FRANCIS ARTHUR MILLS, OF METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE-SEWING MACHINE.

' SPECIFICATION forming pere ef Letters Patent No. 623,098, dated April11, 1899. Application filed September 9, l896. Renewed February 8,189.9.v Serial No. 704.986. (No model.)

These improvements consist of certain' novel parts and combinations ofparts, which are particularly.designated in the claims.

rlhe features to which my improvements are specially ldirected are thework-supporting parts, and particularly the back-gage, to obtain a moresatisfactory working thereof in supporting the shoe while the stitch isbeing set and tightened and a more sensitive yielding function in thecontact of the back-gage with the shoe; also, in the combination withthe stitch-forming mechanism, comprising a needle and an independentstitch-tightening device, the work-supporting mechanism comprising aback-gage consisting of a lever and balanced springs engaging with saidlever and acting oppositelyon one end thereof, whereby a yieldingpressure is imposed upon the work during the penetration of the needle,and means for locking the said lever during the retraction of the needleand the pulling action of the stitch-tightening device, whereby the pullof said stitch-tightening device upon the work is opposed.

I have represented in the accompanying drawings so much of a shoe-sewingmachine as will enable those skilled in the art to apply and use my saidimprovements.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows in elevation the right side of ashoe-sewing machine in which my improvements are embodied.'

Fig. 2 shows in side view the back-gage and its operating parts as theyare applied to the left side of the machine. Fig. 3 shows in side viewthe ratchet-arm and rack, the springs, and the cam connecting parts ofthe backgage. Fig. 4 shows the back-gage and its rack attachment. Fig. 5shows the ratchet-tooth carrying-arms in side and edge views for lockingand releasing the back-gage. Fig. 6 shows the ratchet-tooth arm. Fig. 7shows so much ofthe machine in longitudinal section as illustrates theadjustment of the needle-actuating parts in relation to the loop-openingdevice.

Fig. 8 shows the eccentric bearing for the needle-actuating lever. Fig.9 shows in detail View the needle in its full backward move'- ment, theloop thereon having been opened in readiness to receive thestitch-tightening instrument, which is in its normal position. Fig. 10shows the relation the loop-opener would have to the needle in the event'of the extreme backward movement of the latter notbeing suicient tobring the loop in position to be engaged bythe opener' to open the loopto receive the stitch-tightening instrument, and it is for such acontingency that I have provided for increasing or diminishing theextent of the backward movement of the needle. Fig. ll shows thestitch-tightening instrument as having entered the loop, pulled it backof the needle, and tightened the stitch, and the loop-opener havingreturned to its normal position in line with the loop. Fig. I2 shows therelation of the cam and loc-king devices when the back-gage is locked..Fig.

13 shows in longitudinal section the `slide-rest for the work and itsrelation to the sewing devices. Fig. 14 sho'wsthe locking and releasingdevice'for the slide-rest at lthe rear end of the machine, and Fig. 15shows apartial front View of the sewing-head and the relation of theback-gage with the needle.

While I have shown my improvements embodied in the form of machine whichI prefer, I wish to be understood as not limiting myself to the formshown or to the use of myimprovements in the particular machine shown,as it is obvious that my improvements can be used with other forms andconstructions of machine for forming the well-known loopstitch in whicha hook-needle is employed.

The sewing mechanism is contained within a sewing head or housing inposition for the presentation and manipulation of the work to thedevices for supporting and feeding it. The sewing-head is at the frontof and over- Vhangs the frame, wherein are mounted the vhead to placethe loop of the thread upon the IOC) needle. 4 is the needle-guide, 5 isthe channel feed-lever, 6 is the slide-rest for the work, and 7 is thetension device, all of which have operating connections for imparting tothem their proper functions in the operation of sew-4 ing the shoe.

In the operation of the needle I have made provision for increasing ordiminishing the extent of its backward movement to render certain itsproper working relation to coperating devices or members-one aloop-opener and the other a stitch-t-ightenerwhich operate separatelyand conjointly, as I shall presently state.

The function of the back-gage is to hold the shoe firmly in position topermit the needle to pull out of the work and the stitch to be tightenedand set by the pulling of the loop, and in the construction andoperation of the back-gage I have made provision for its better workingwith the shoe, as I shall presently state.

'The needle-operating lever 8 is mounted upon an eccentric fulcrum 9,Figs. 7 and 8, in the rear of the frame and is connected to theneedle-carrier by a link 10, and between the link and the said fulcrumthe lever is engaged by a cam-groove 11, preferably formed in the faceof a cylinder 12, such engagement being made by a roll 13, placed aboutmediately of the lever. I prefer to curve the lever downward between itscam-engaging roll and fulcrum the better to give an easy movement to theneedle-carrier and to permit of the arrangement of the pendent arm 14,which by means of a suitable face-cam (not shown) is adapted to operatethe looper.

In Figs. 1, 9, and 1l I have shown the cooperative. relation of theneedle, the loopopener, and the stitch-tightener, and referring to theloop-opener 15 it is seen in Figs. l and 11 in the position in which ithas engaged and opened the loop on the needle, while thestitch-tightener 16 is shown in the position in which it has entered andengaged the loop after it has been spread or opened.

The loop-opener consists of an'arm arranged to operate upon the loopbetween the needle and the work 17 within the circle of the needle andis adapted to engage one strand or part 1S of the loop and open it toone side on the needle to allow the stitch-tightening instrument 16 toenter within the loop to perform its function. rIhe loop-openerismounted upon a shaft 19, Fig. 1, supported in horizontal position in thesewing-head, and is by suitable connections caused to vibrate vinpendent relation above and at right angles to the line of the loop. Theconnections may be a lever 20,11avinga roll 2l and a suitable cam 22,engaging the roll to actuate said lever at the proper time for thepurpose stated. This lever has its fulcrum 23 preferably at the rearofthe machine and at its front end is adjustably connected to theloop-opener shaft 19 byan arm 24, whereby the loopopening finger can betimed to engage and Aopening-finger.

open the loop in proper relation to the movements of the needle. Themeans shown for making this adjustment is a pivotally-connectedright-and-left screw-coupling 25, having jam-nuts v26, whereby thecoupling is Alengthened and shortened to cause the loopopening finger toengage the loop sooner or later to correspond with the movements of theneedle. The cam 22 for operating the loop-opening-iinger connections isso formed and timed as to cause said finger to engage and open the loopafter the needle'has pulled the loop, so that it can be engaged by theDuring the engagement of the stitch-tightening finger with the loop theneedle will start to move slightly forward and will continue suchmovement to assist the tightener in taking the loop from the eye of theneedle, which will be prior to tightening the stitch, after which theneedle will remain at rest long enough to permit the feed of the shoe.At the time the stitch is about to be tightened'the action of said camwill cause the loop-opener to return in line with the needle Whilethestitch is being tightened. The loop-opening finger will then move toits starting position to allow the needle, needleguide, andneedle-carrier to move forward.

The Stitch-tightening instrument consists of an arm or finger 16,arranged to enter within the open loop, and is constructed to engage theloop at the side of the needle and to pull the loop in an obliquedirection from the needle and from the Work to tighten and set thestitch. This stitch-tightening device is mounted upon a horizontal shaft27, Fig. 1, supported iu position in the sewing-head, and is by suitableconnections caused to vibrate parallel with the line of movement of theneedle. These connections may be a crank-arm 28 and a link 29,connecting a lever 30, which is fulcrumed at 31 upon the frame, and asuitable cam 32, engaging a roll 33 of said lever to actuate the leverat the proper time for engaging the loop in proper relation to themovements of the needle. The cam .32 for operating the stitch-tighteningfinger is so formed and timed as to cause the said finger device toenter within the loop after the needle has pulled the loop through thework and the loop-opening finger has performed its function. Havingentered the loop, the stitch-tightening finger will be caused to engagethe loop and pull upon it, so as to carry it back of the needle, as inFig.,11, and by such pulling action upon the loop to tighten and set thestitch. During this stitch-tightening operation the loopopening finger15 will be caused to return after its opening action on the loop toallow a more effective pull upon the loop by the tightening-finger. Thestitch having been tightened, the tightening-finger will be caused tomove forward to give a sufficient slack in the loop to permit of thefeed of the shoe the length of a stitch, and in this position saidfinger 16 will remain at rest until the loop- IOO IIO

opener has moved back to its starting position to permit the needle, theneedle-guide, and the needle-carrier to move forward to the work. Thenthe needle commences to move forward, the stitch-tightener will alsocoinmence to move forward to give up the loopv to permit the formationof the next stitch.

For adjusting the stroke of the stitch-tightening instrument in itsfunction of tightening the stitch by a longer or shorter pull upon y theloop back of the needle I connect the stitchtightening instru ment withits cam-actuating lever by means of an adjustable connectionsuch as aright-and-left screw-coupling stem 29, havin gj arn-nuts-whereby theconnection may be lengthened and shortened to cause thestitch-tightening instrument to have a longer or shorter pull upon theloop to tighten and set the stitch or to come in contact with the loopsooner or later in relation to the loopopener and needle movements,which are all made adjustable in relation to each other in the formationof a stitch and in tightening the same. l Y

I prefer to arrange the loo p-opener as shown.

The provision for adjusting the backward movement of the needle inrelation to the loop-opener is important, because it is very likely tohappen that in iitting the parts together the stroke of the needle wouldfail to pull the loop back far and 'high enough,'so that theopening-finger would not engage it, as shown in Fig. lO, Sheet 3,whereas by giving the needle greater backward movement it would pull theloop so that it would be engaged by theopening-inger, as shown in Fig.9. Therefore by adjusting the eccentric fulcrum of the needle-actuatinglever so that it will move the latter to the front it will give a longerbackward movement to the needle, and thereby cause it to pull a longerloop and present it for engagement by the openingiinger. By reversingthe adjustment of the eccentric fulcrum of the needle-actuating le-l verthe needle will be caused to pull a shorter loop if required to effectthe engagement of the opening-linger with the loop. This adjustment alsocompensates for any wear in the working connection of the needle. Asseen in Fig. 8, this adjustment is made by fitting the eccentricfulcrum-pin E) loosely in its bearing in the frame and by iitting theneedle-actuating lever loosely upon said fulcrum-pin, so that the lattercan be turned as a screw by its nicked end and fastened by jam-screws 9.

The loop-opening linger can be adjusted for timing its contact with theloop in relation for all wear of the parts. This adjustment for thestitch-tightening instrument is to time its stroke longer and shorter inits pull upon the loop as Well as its time of engagement with the loop.When the stroke of the needle is varied, the stroke of thestitch-tightener can be correspondingly varied.

The back-gage as now used in shoe-sewing machines in coming in contactwith the shoe thrusts it against the feed-lip of the channelguide orfeed-lever device 5 with great force and causes the lip tocut into andthrough the between substance of the shoe, and particularly if theshoe-sole is of inferior or soft leather. My improved back-gage obviatesthis objection.

I prefer to use the back-gage 35 in the form of a bell-crank levermediately mounted upon a pivot 36, preferably at the left side of thesewing-head, so that its acting arm will stand downward and`eXtendbeneath the sewinghead and present a supporting-bearing 37 for the shoeagainst the 'edge of the sole in the line of the needle, as in Fig` 15.The other arm 38 of the backgage extends rearward horizontally and has acushioned connection adapted to impart to its work-supporting arm amovement toward and from the work. This cushioned connection has thenovel function of giving a balanced or equalized support to theback-gage, whereby its end 37 is caused to strike the shoe with a gentleblow and prevent the feed-lip from .being forced into the betweensubstance. In the rear of its pivot the back-gage is connected to andbetween two springs of equal tension adapted to pull in oppositedirections and maintain a balanced resistance to the shoe without regardto' any difference there may be in the thickness of the betweensubstance against which the feed-channel lip acts. This balancing actiongives a gentleyielding pressureagainst the shoe in coming in contactwith it.

The inner end of the back-gage terminates in an eye 3S', through whichpasses a vertical rod 39, which at its lower end is pivotally connectedto a cam-actuated lever 40, which is fulcrumed at the rear of the frameand which engages by a roll 4l a cani-path 42 in the side of a cylinder,so as tovibrate the lever and thereby raise and lower the rod. Twosprings 43 and 44 are each connected to this rod-the lower spring by itslower end and the upper spring by its upper end-and at Vt-he meetingends ofl these springs they are connected to the eyed end of theback-gage, so

as to pull equally thereon in opposite directions to operate the gage toand from the work with a balanced action which is self-adj usting to thethickness of the work. The springs are connected to the rod by collarsand nuts 45 and at 4G with the eyed end of the backgage. By adjustingthe collars and nuts on the rod the tension of the springs can beregulated, as may be desired. By adjusting the nuts 47 on the rod thestroke of the back-gage is regulated with reference to the feed-lip,

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and for effecting these adjustments I make the rod 39 screw-threaded.

When the back-gage is supporting the work, 4it must be locked to resistthe pulling of the needle out of the work and allow the stitch to betightened and set. For this purpose I have provided a locking andreleasing device. On the eyed end of the back-gage is iixed aratchet-rack 4S, the teeth-of which stand upward,and in pendent relationthereto hangs an arm 49 on pivot 5l, the lower end of which has aratchet-tooth 50, adapted to engage the teeth of the rack 4S, hangingfor that purpose in front of and in horizontal relation to the rack. Onthe pivot 5l of the hanging arm is also an arm 52, provided with a roll53, which engages a circumferential cam 54 on the cylinder and which camacts to release the locking function of the ratchettooth. theratchet-tooth arm 49 by a coupling which permits the two arms to have alimited move'- ment upon their pivot 5l independent of each other. Thiscoupling is preferably made by a pin 55 on the arm of the ratchet-toothand a slotted or forked part 56 on the arm 52, the pin being a littlesmaller than the slot to allow such independent movement, as seen inFig. 5. A spring 57 connects by a pin 5S the ratchet-tooth arm 49 andframe and acts to maintain the locking action of the ratchettooth whenthe cam 54 is not acting to pull the ratchet-tooth away from the rack,asseen in Fig. 12. This spring holds the ratchetarm 49 in locked positionwith the rack so long as theback-gage rests against the shoe, and solong as the thickness of the work does not vary the ratchet-arm willengage the same tooth of the rack. When, however, the thickness of thesubstance being sewed varies, the ratchet-arm will be caused to lock inany other tooth of the rack. After the needle has pulled out of the workand the stitch set and tightened the ratchet-arm will be released froinits engagement with the rack by the action of the raised portion of thecam 54 raising the roll 53, which swings its arm upon its pivot andcauses the slotted part of said arm by its connection with the pin 55 onthe ratchet-tooth arm to pull the latter away from the rack, therebyreleasing the lock. This release permits the back-gage to be drawn orpulled away from the work by the action of the cam upon the lever whichconnects the balanced springs, so as to raise by a positive action thespring-connected arm 3S of the back-gage. This raising of said arm iseffected by the nuts 47 on the vertical spring-connected rod, whichlatter is raised by said lever, and when the back-gage is so withdrawnthe shoeis fcd for the next stitch. The back-gage is then moved forwardin advance of the needle against the work and the ratchet-arm will bedrawn by its spring 57 into engagement with the rack. The couplingcauses the ratchet-arm to strike the rack 4S by a gentle contact andavoids the jam- This cam-actuated arm 52 engages- -place it.

ming and destroying of the rack-teeth and ratchet-tooth and at thesame-time allows the roll 53 to maintain a bearing contact upon the cam54. In this way the work is supported by the back-gage while the needleis piercing it, and just before the needle starts to pull out of thework the back-gage will be locked to repeat the operation of forming thenext stitch.

Referring to Fig. 2, the arrow 59 shows the cam to turn to the left andthe roll 53 upon the highest part, which extends between the points 606l, and it is during the travel of the roll between these points thatthe ratchettooth arm is held out of engagement with the rack of theback-gage, while in Fig. l2 the roll is seen upon the lowest part of thecam and the ratchet-tooth arm to be held in engagement with the rack ofthe back-gage during the travel of the roll upon the lower part of thecam.

The slide-rest 6 is arranged below the backgage, and its function is toassist in supporting the work under the operation of sewing. As shown inFig. 13, I make the slide-rest preferably of cylindrical form and seatit so as to slide in guideways or boxes 62.63 in the lower part of theframe, so that it extends beyond the rear end thereof to receive theaction of a locking and releasing device, as I shall presently state,The slide-rest part, which is seated in the frame, is tubular to receivea coiled spring 64, which is connected to the rear end of theslide-rest, the other end of said spring being connected to the frontbox by a pin or screw 65, passing through a slot 6G in the lower side ofthe slide-rest, so that the spring constantly tends to force the latterforward. The limit of the forward movement of the slide-rest isdetermined by a iin 67 on the slide abutting against the box G2, whichis iixed in the frame. This iin lits and slides in a recess 68 in theframe to hold the slide-rest in its working position and give it a freeand easy movement. The placing of the spring within the chamber of thesliderest and securing it to the front box gives the advantage ot'allowing the slide-rest to be removed fromthe machine with its connectedfront bearing-box 62 and without disturbing any other part of themachine. The bearing-boxes are tubular, and each is secured in its seatby a jam-screw 69, so that by loosening the screw of the front box thesliderest, with its front box, can be pulled out at the front of themachine when from any cause it may be found necessary to remove and re-The placing of the spring within the chamber of the slide-rest gives theadvantage of using a ver37 long spring, and thereby gives a more regularpressure of the rest against the shoe, whether the slide-rest be all theway in or all the way out. For

locking and releasing the slide-rest I utilize the cam-lever 40, whichactuates Athe backgage. This is shown in Figs. 2 and l4,wherein the saidlever is seen as having at its pivoted ICO IIO

end an adjustable connection with an arm or latch 70, adapted to engagea friction-block 71,Which partly embraces and conforms to thecircumference of the slide-rest. This frictionblock is preferably made asection of the bearing-box (see Fig. 14) and is loosely seated in theframe at the rear end of said box, so that itwill have a slight verticalplay beneath the sliderest upon the locking-arm 70. This'locking arm orlatch is pivoted upon the rear end of the machine at 72, extendsbeneathand engages a notch, Fig. 13, in the friction-block, and is seated atits outer end upon aspring75,which constantly tends to lift itsconnected end of said arm 70 and to maintain the pressure of said armupon the friction-block when the lever is in the position as shown inFig. 2. This spring is seated upon a screw 74 in the frame, by which thetension of the spring can be increased or diminished. Thespring-sustained end ot' the locking arm or latch 70 abuts by means of ascrew 75 with a locked screw 76 in an extension 77 of the lever 40,whereby the latter-is caused by the action of the cam 42 to depress thespring-sustained end of said arm 70 to release its upward pressure uponthe friction-block 7l, and thereby release the gripping action of thefriction-block upon the sliderest to unlock it. In the position of thelever 40 in Fig. 2 in relation to its actuating-cam path it will be seenthat the locking-arm 70 is relieved from downward pressure and locked bythe spring 73 with the slide-rest, and thislocking action Will bemaintained by the concentric part of the cam-path 42, while theunlocking of the slide-rest is effected by that part of the cam-path outof the circle.

I claim- 1. In combination in a shoe-sewing machine, a pivoted back-gageforming the Work-support, a pair of balanced springs connecting with andpulling upon one end of said backgage in opposite directions, actuatingmechanism for said backgage connected to its spring-connected end andmeans for locking and unlocking the back-gage in its supportingfunction.

2. In a shoe-sewing machine, a back-gage for supporting the work, incombination With a cam-actuated lever, a pairof springs connecting saidcam-actuated lever and backgage and adapted to pull with a balancedforce in opposite directions upon said backadapted to be engaged andreleased from the rack of the back-gage in the Way and for the purposestated. A

4. In a shoe-sewing machine, a back-gage having an eyed arm, a verticalscrew-threaded rod loosely connecting said arm and having nuts upon.which said gage-arm rests, a pair of springs connecting said arm androd and adapted to pull equally upon the said arm in oppositedirections, a lever connected to said rod, a cam for actuating saidlever to impart a vertical movement to said rod, and a locking andunlocking device for the back-gage consisting of a rack on the eyed armand a tooth-engaging device consisting of a pivoted hangingtooth-carrying arm, a spring acting to constantly pull said tooth-arminto engagement with said rack, a pivoted roll-carrying arm, a couplingfor the said arm adapted to give a cushioned engagement to the toothedarm and rack, and a camv for actuating said roll-arm for disengaging thelocking device substantially in the way and for the purpose stated.

5. In a shoe-sewing machine, the combination, with a back-gage pivotedand having a rearward-extending arm, a vertical rod having an adjustablesupport for said arm, a spring above-said arm and a spring below saidarm both adjustably connecting said rod and arm and pulling upon saidarm in opposite directions, a cam-actuated lever connecting said rod andsuitable means whereby said back-gage is locked and unlocked.

(i. In a shoe-sewing machine, the combination with the back-gage havinga rearwardextending arm terminating in a vertical rack, a vertical rodhaving a support for said arm, a pair of springs on said rod connectedto pull in opposite directions upon said arm, a camactuated leverconnected to said rod, and a device for locking and unlocking thebackgage consisting of a hanging arm having a horizont-al tooth adaptedto engage said rack, a spring constantly tending to effect suchengagement and a roll-carrying arm having a pin-and-slot connection withthe tooth-carrying arm and a cain for actuating said rollcarrying arm,for operation substantially as described. l

7. In a'shoe-sewing machine and in combination with the needle andactuating mechanism therefor, a pivoted back-gage,balanced. springsconnected to and acting in opposite directions upon said gage, aratchet-rack car ried by said back-gage, a spring-controlled ratchet-armadapted to engage said rack, a cam-controlled arm engaging saidtooth-arm, and a cam-controlled lever connected to and actuating saidpivoted back-gage, substantially as described.

8. In a shoe-sewing machine, and in cornbination Withthe stitch-formingmechanism comprising a needle and an independent stitch-tightenin gdevice, the Work-supportin g mechanism comprising a back-gage consistingof a lever and balanced springs connect- IOO ing with said lever andacting oppositely ontration of the needlefand means for lockingthe saidlever dnring'the retraction of the needle and the pulling action of thestitchtightening device, whereby the pull of Said stitch-tighteningdevice upon the work is opposed as set forth.

9. In a shoe-sewing machine, a hollow worksupporting slide-rest a Springcontained within said slide-rest and having a connection at one end withthe slide-rest and a fixed frame' part to which said spring is connectedat its other end, for the purpose stated.

10. In a-shoe-sewing machine, a work-snpporting slide-rest, awork-'supporting backgage and a cam-actuated lever connecting andcontrolling both the slide-rest and the back-gage, the said lever havinga 'clamping action upon the rear end of the slide-rest and aspring-cushioned connection with the leverarm of the back-gage.

ll. Ina shoese\vingmachine,ahollowsliderest havinga slot and abox-bearing having a projection passing through said slot, into the chamber of the slide-rest, in combination with a coil-spring within thechamber of the sliderest, said spring connecting one end of the latterand the said box projection, for the purpose stared.

12. ln a slice-sewing machine and in combination with a frame having arecess, ot' a slide-rest having a circular shank provided with a finadapted to engage said recess for keeping the slide-rest in properposition in relation to the work, a spring connected to `constantlyforce the slide-rest forward and a fixed stop to engage lthe said in tolimit the forward movement of the slide-rest.

porting slide-rest and a pivotally-mounted back-gage in combination withthe lever LO its actuating-cam the locking arm or latch 70 and itsactuating-spring 73, and means of Y connection between the lever 4-0 andthe balanced springs, whereby one end of said lever is caused to have areleasing action npon the slide-rest, and a pair of balanced springsconnected to a lever-arm of the back-gage for operation in the waydescribed.

FRANCIS ARTHR MILLS.

Witnesses:

JOHN GRADY, PATRICK DEMPsEv.

